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What Is This?

8:00AM September 19, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Is it a communist naval mine? A communist robot? A communist giant ashtray? A communist trashcan? What? In the name of Mao Zedong I ask you: What are you, you weird ironclad device you?

It’s an anti-explosive container, placed in a subway station in Beijing. As China prepares for its 60th Anniversary—proclaimed on October 1, 1949—authorities are tightening security against terrorist attacks even more. Because we all know that terrorists leave packages marked as “bomb” ready to be put into a bomb trashcan. [Boston]


Comments

  • Ryan Dawson

    September 20, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    These were put in every station prior to last years olympics.

    Security has been left at A relaxed level following the games however they are still conducting mandatory bag searches at some stations.

  • Stephen Brammer

    September 21, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    These are bomb disposal units install at subway platforms in Beijing.

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